Steinberg Cubase 8 Manual
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Chord Pads Chord Pad Settings – Remote Control 851 4)MIDI Learn Activates/Deactivates the MIDI Learn function to assign MIDI input to the Pads Remote Range and to the parameters Voicings, Tensions, and Transpose. 5)Activate Activates/Deactivates the remote key assignment for the parameters Voicings, Tensions, and Transpose. If this is deactivated, only the remote key assignment for the Pads Remote Range is active. 6)Latch Chords Activate this if you want the chord pad to play back until it is triggered again. NOTE If you use MIDI controllers that are already assigned to other remote control features, for example, the Track Quick Controls or the VST Quick Controls, all previous assignments are lost. RELATED LINKS Pads Remote Range on page 851 Pads Remote Range The Pads Remote Range is the range of remote keys that trigger the chords that are assigned to the chord pads. By default, the Range Start is set to C1 and the Range End to B1. This is indicated by the corresponding keys on the keyboard in the chord pads zone being highlighted. You can trigger the chords that are assigned to the chord pads by hitting the keys that correspond to this note range on your MIDI keyboard. Default Remote Assignment By default, the MIDI events C1 to B1 trigger the chords that are assigned to the chord pads. All keys that are not assigned for remote control, by default G#2 and further, can be used for regular playback. You can change the voicing, tension or transposition of the triggered chord by enabling Activate in the lower part of the Remote Control tab and using the following default remote notes: Action Description Remote Note Voicings: Previous Plays back the previous voicing of the last played chord.C2
Chord Pads Chord Pad Settings – Remote Control 852 Remote Assignments are saved globally. NOTE If you use the remote keys for voicings, tensions, or transposition after releasing the remote key for the chord pad, the next played chord is affected. Changing the Pads Remote Range You can widen the pads remote range to access more chord pads. If you want to use a wider key range on your MIDI keyboard for regular playing, you can narrow the pads remote range. PROCEDURE 1. Select Show/Hide Settings > Remote Control to open the remote control assignments. Voicings: Next Plays back the next voicing of the last played chord.C#2 Voicings for all chord pads The wheel position determines the voicings for the next played chords of all chord pads.CC#1 Modulation wheel Tensions: Fewer Plays back the last played chord with fewer tensions.D2 Tensions: More Plays back the last played chord with more tensions.D#2 Tensions for all chord pads Allows you to determine the tension level for the next played chord of all chord pads.CC#16 Transpose: Down Plays back the last played chord and transposes it downwards.E2 Transpose: Up Plays back the last played chord and transposes it upwards.F2 Transpose all chord pads The wheel position determines the transposition value for the next played chords of all chord pads. Moving the wheel all the way up or all the way down corresponds to +/-5 semitones. Pitchbend wheel Action Description Remote Note
Chord Pads Chord Pad Settings – Players 853 2. Do one of the following: •Click MIDI Learn so that the button lights up, and on your MIDI keyboard, press the two keys that you want to assign as range start and range end. • Enter a new value in the Range Start and Range End fields. RESULT On the keyboard, the indication for pads remote range is changed. Chord Pad Settings – Players On the Players tab in the chord pad Settings you can change the voicing that is used for the chord pads. You can select different players with specific voicing settings that are typical for that kind of player. By default, the Piano Player option is active. • To the left of the chord pads zone, click Show/Hide Settings and activate the Players tab. 1)Show/Hide Settings Opens the settings for the chord pads. 2)Legato If this is activated, the common notes of two subsequent chords are connected. 3)Player Selection Selects the player, and uses its voicing for the chord pads. 4)Plain Chords/Pattern Select Plain Chords to trigger all notes of a chord simultaneously, or select Pattern to break up the chords into their individual notes. In Plain Chords mode, you can activate Legato to hold the common notes of two subsequent chords instead of triggering them again.
Chord Pads Chord Pad Settings – Players 854 5)Add Player Opens a menu where you can select the player that you want to add. From here, you can also rename or remove the current player. RELATED LINKS Players and Voicings on page 854 Voicings on page 825 Players and Voicings Different types of instruments and styles have different voicing libraries. These determine how the chords are played back, and which pitches are played. In the chord pads zone, these voicings are referred to as players. RELATED LINKS Voicings on page 825 Adaptive Voicing In Cubase, the Adaptive Voicing setting ensures that pitches in chord progressions do not change abruptly. By default, Adaptive Voicing is activated and the voicings of the chord pads are determined automatically according to specific voice leading rules. If you want to set the voicing of a specific chord pad manually, and do not to want it changed automatically, you can use the Voicing control to the right of a chord pad. When you assign your own voicing, Adaptive Voicing is deactivated for that chord pad, so that the pad does no longer follow the voice leading rules of the voicing reference. To activate Adaptive Voicing again, right-click the chord pad and activate Adaptive Voicing. To lock the voicing for a chord pad, you can right-click the pad and activate Lock. This locks this pad for editing and remote control changes, and deactivates Adaptive Voicing. To unlock the chord pad again, right-click the pad and deactivate Lock.
Chord Pads Chord Pad Settings – Players 855 Using the Pattern Player You can determine how the triggered chord is played: as a plain chord, or according to a selected pattern. The pattern player plays the notes that make up the chord one after another (arpeggio). PROCEDURE 1. Select Show/Hide Settings > Players > Pattern. 2. Perform one of the following actions: •Click Import MIDI Loop to select a MIDI loop that you want to use as a pattern. • Drag a MIDI part from the event display to the Drop MIDI Part field. NOTE The loop or part must have between 3 and 5 voices. In the MediaBay, the number of voices is indicated in the Voices column of the result list. The loop or part is taken as a reference and defines how the chord is played. The Drop MIDI Part field displays the name of the selected loop or part. 3. In the Velocity from: field, select a velocity source for the notes. • Activate MIDI Keyboard to determine the velocity values by pressing the keys on your MIDI keyboard harder or softer. • Activate Pattern to use the velocity values from the MIDI loop or the MIDI part that is selected as a pattern. AFTER COMPLETING THIS TASK If you have a pattern that you want to use in other projects, you can save it using the presets section in the pattern player. RELATED LINKS Assigning Voices to Notes on page 833 Setting Up the Results List Columns on page 529 Using Different Players on Multiple Tracks You can set up different players with different sounds on different tracks. If you record-enable these tracks and play the chord pads, each track uses a dedicated player. PROCEDURE 1. Select Project > Add Track > Instrument. 2. In the Add Instrument Track dialog, enter the number of tracks in the Count field, and select a VST instrument.
Chord Pads Chord Pad Settings – Pad Layout 856 3. Click Add Track. The instrument tracks are added to your project. 4. Select Project > Chord Pads to open the chord pads zone. 5. To the left of the chord pads zone, activate Show/Hide Settings and click Players. 6. Select the first instrument track, select a sound on the VST instrument, and in the chord pads zone, select a player. For example, select a piano sound and assign a Piano Player. NOTE When setting up the player for a track, make sure that Record Enable or Monitor is only active for this particular track. 7. Select the second instrument track, select a sound on the VST instrument, and set up another player. For example, select a guitar sound and assign a Guitar Player. 8. Select the next instrument track, and proceed as for the other 2 tracks. For example, select a string sound and assign a Basic Player. 9. Select all instrument tracks, and click Record Enable. RESULT You can now play the chord pads and use the remote control parameters for Tensions and Transpose to change all chord symbols for each player simultaneously. However, if you change the Voicing, only the selected player is affected. Chord Pad Settings – Pad Layout The Pad Layout tab in the chord pad Settings allows you to change the layout that is used for the chord pads. By default, the keyboard layout is active, but you can change to a grid layout, if you prefer that. After changing the pad layout you may need to adjust the remote setup. • To the left of the chord pads zone, click Show/Hide Settings and activate the Pad Layout tab.
Chord Pads Chord Pads Presets 857 1)Show/Hide Settings Opens the settings for the chord pads. 2)Keyboard Activate this to show the chord pads in a keyboard layout. You can display one or two octaves, and you can select if the first chord pad starts with C, A or E. 3)Grid Activate this to show the chord pads in a grid layout. You can display up to 4 rows and 16 columns. 4)Layout display Shows how the active chord pad layout is displayed. Chord Pads Presets Chord pads presets are templates that can be applied to newly created or to existing chord pads. Chord pads presets contain the chords that are assigned to the chord pads, as well as the player configurations including any pattern data that you have imported via the MediaBay or by using drag & drop. The chord pads presets allow you to quickly load chords, or reuse player settings. The Chord Pads Presets menu is located to the left of the chord pads zone. Chord pads presets are organized in the MediaBay, and you can categorize them with attributes. • To save/load a chord pads preset, select Chord Pads Presets > Save/Load Chord Pads Preset. You can also load only the assigned chords from a chord pads preset, without loading the player configurations. This is useful if you want to use specific chords that you have saved as a preset, but do not want to alter your current player setting. • To load only the chords of a chord pads preset, select Chord Pads Presets > Load Chords from Preset. In the same way, you can also load only the player configurations of a chord pads preset. This is useful if you have saved very complex player settings and want to reuse them on other chord pads without changing the currently assigned chords. • To load only the player settings of a chord pads preset, select Chord Pads Presets > Load Players from Preset.
Chord Pads Creating Events from Chord Pads 858 Saving Chord Pads Presets If you have set up the chord pads, you can save them as chord pads presets. PROCEDURE 1. To the left of the chord pads zone, select Chord Pads Preset > Save Chord Pads Preset. 2. In the New Preset section, enter a name for the new preset. NOTE You can also define attributes for the preset. 3. Click OK to save the preset and exit the dialog. Creating Events from Chord Pads You can use the chords assigned to the chord pads to create chord events or MIDI parts in the Project window. • To create a chord event, drag a chord pad and drop it on the chord track. • To create a MIDI part with the length of one bar, drag a chord pad an drop it on a MIDI or instrument track. RELATED LINKS Recording Chord Events with a MIDI Keyboard on page 835
859 The Logical Editor, Transformer, and Input Transformer Introduction Most of the time you will perform your MIDI editing graphically in one of the MIDI editors. But there are times when you want more of a “search and replace” function on MIDI data, and that’s where the Logical Editor comes in. IMPORTANTIMPORTANTIMPORTANTIMPORTANT The Logical Editor is only available in Cubase Pro. However, the Transformer MIDI effect and the Input Transformer that share many of the functions with the Logical Editor are also available in Cubase Artist. The principle of the Logical Editor is this:
The Logical Editor, Transformer, and Input Transformer Opening the Logical Editor 860 IMPORTANTIMPORTANTIMPORTANTIMPORTANT Studying the included presets is an excellent way to learn the workings of the Logical Editor! Many of them can also be used as starting points when you set up your own editing operations using the Logical Editor. RELATED LINKS Working with presets on page 877 About the Transformer MIDI effect The Transformer effect is a realtime version of the Logical Editor, allowing you to apply editing to the events played back from a track “on the fly”. The Transformer contains virtually the same settings and functions as the Logical Editor – where there are differences between the two, this is clearly stated on the following pages. RELATED LINKS MIDI realtime parameters and effects on page 643 About the Input Transformer This too is very similar to the Logical Editor. Just like the Transformer effect, the Input Transformer works in realtime. However, the Input Transformer filters out and transforms MIDI data as it is recorded. In other words, the settings you make in the Input Transformer will affect the actual MIDI events you record. We recommend that you make yourself familiar with the Logical Editor first, since they share many features and principles. RELATED LINKS The Input Transformer on page 878 About the Project Logical Editor There is also a “Project Logical Editor” available via the Edit menu. RELATED LINKS Project Logical Editor (Cubase Pro only) on page 881 Opening the Logical Editor PROCEDURE 1. Select the desired parts or events. What will be affected by the operation depends on the current selection. • In the Project window, edits using the Logical Editor are applied to all selected parts, affecting all events (of the relevant types) in them.